Congress is back in Washington and lawmakers have a long to-do list before they adjourn for the year that includes avoiding a ...

Congress faces a Dec. 20 deadline to avert a government shutdown and is expected to kick the funding fight til early 2025 ...

As Congress reconvenes following the Thanksgiving break, a critical deadline looms over Capitol Hill. Lawmakers face a race ...

A deadline for funding the federal government is looming once again. Still, the Republicans' victory in the November elections makes the perennial partisan standoff over the budget and threats of a ...

Government-shutdown drama has been a regular tradition. But this year, Republicans are happy to wait until they control ...

We’ve made it to December, and it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas — temperatures are dropping, parts of the country ...

Most importantly, lawmakers have until December 20 to pass 12 appropriations bills, which include spending on the military, ...

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Monday indicated that bipartisan negotiations to avert the threat of a ...

Some lawmakers in the lame-duck session of Congress want to include specific provisions to help commodity farmers who weren’t hit by a disaster in any potential disaster aid packages.

House Republicans are expecting a 220-215 majority in 2025, an even slimmer lead than they currently hold. In the Senate, ...

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